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A PAIR OF ROCKERS
"The Man With One Red Shoe."
"What are you talking about, Bert?"
"It's the name of a movie, Ethyl."
"What about it?"
"I just remembered it. That's all."
"Do you have anything else on that mind of yours, Bert?"
"I'd get in trouble if I told you."
"Hey, if you want me to leave, just say so. Thirty-five years of marriage means nothing if you don't want me around."
"No, Ethyl, I want you to stay. You make good food and I might starve if you left."
"So I'm stuck here if I don't want your death on my conscience?"
"I guess so, Ethyl. So which is it?"
Leaning back on her rocker, "I guess I'll stay. I would hate to explain why I left and you died. What would the neighbors think?"
"So I guess I'm stuck with you."
"Yep, Bert. You're stuck with me."
Both rockers creaked on through the day.
This story was hand-written on 03/28/09.
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Last updated 07/09/09